... And what a year it's been!

1999--IT WAS A YEAR THAT SAW an unusual proportion of natural disasters and emergencies-- earthquakes in Turkey and Taiwan, Hurricane Floyd and the flooding that ensued, and a tornado frenzy in Oklahoma City, the heart of which clocked in at 318 miles an hour, constituting the strongest wind ever recorded on earth. The destruction that ensued from this disaster alone--during which 80 twisters levelled 3,000 homes--would have been extremely devastating were it not for the generosity of K.I.D.S., which responded immediately, enabling World Vision to distribute three quarters of a mi